Jimmy Gardner
Edward Charles James Gardner, DFM (24 August 1924 – 3 May 2010) was an English actor.
During World War II, Gardner served in the Royal Air Force as an air gunner with No. 10 Squadron. He completed 30 sorties as a Halifax rear gunner and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.
His first film appearance was in The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb released during 1964. Thereafter he appeared in over 30 films and also made extensive TV and theatre appearances. Some of his best known Shakespearean roles such as Adam in As You Like It, and Gravedigger in Hamlet were performed under the direction of Terry Hands.
He played Knight Bus driver Ernie Prang in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third film in the Harry Potter film series.
Acted in
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
2005
as Kaiser
Finding Neverland
2004
as Mr. Snow
Doc Martin
2004
as Eddie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Ernest Prang
My Hero
2000
as Old George
Births Marriages and Deaths
1999
as Mr Astill
Gunslinger's Revenge
1998
as Sam Comet (uncredited)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991
as Farmer
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Jarvis
Dead Man's Folly
1986
as Old Merdell (uncredited)
Cyrano de Bergerac
1985
as Doorkeeper / Capuchin
The Bill
1984
The Company of Wolves
1984
as Ancient
Antony & Cleopatra
1981
as Clown
Cribb
1980
as Boatman
The Old Curiosity Shop
1979
as Gravedigger
Tess
1979
as Pedlar
BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
Doctor Who: Underworld
1978
as Idmon
Flame
1975
as Charlie's Dad
Sign it Death
1974
as Caretaker
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
1973
as Mr. Munns
Thriller
1973
as Caretaker
Crown Court
1972
as Jack Goodwill
Frenzy
1972
as Hotel Porter
Justice
1971
as Livingstone
10 Rillington Place
1971
as Mr. Lynch
Take a Girl Like You
1970
as Voter
Play for Today
1970
as Summers
Chariot of Fire
1970
as Stanley Wood
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Tom Price
Thark
1968
as Jones
The Expert
1968
as Webb
The Committee
1968
as Boss
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Specialist
1966
Arabesque
1966
as Helmsley
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Elderly Sam
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Little Tom
He Who Rides a Tiger
1965
as Waiter
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1964
as Fred's Mate
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Stanley Wood
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
1964
as Chenchu
Doctor Who
1963
as Idmon
Doctor Who
1963
as Chenchu
The Saint
1962
as Marine Mechanic
The Avengers
1961
as Little Man
Coronation Street
1960
as Tiny Hargreaves
No Hiding Place
1959
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Higgins
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Charlie Wicks
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Sniffy Baker